Where’s the Freight? Jackson, Tucson, Nashville, Rapid City and Toledo Top Markets for Truckers and Carriers This Week
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Happy Monday and welcome to today’s edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ three-times-a-week free freight forecast for owner operators and carriers. In each edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” you’ll discover where demand and rates are likely to be high and low in the next five to seven days.
In the coming
week, you can expect high demand for power only capacity in key markets in
the U.S. Southeast and Midwest. This week, demand for reefer capacity will
remain strong in Tucson, Ariz., while reefer demand is projected to rise for
Dodge City, Kan., Ithaca, N.Y., and Texarkana, Texas. If you’re running
flatbed, you’ll want to make Rapid City, S.D. a priority this week, as it’s
projected to be the highest demand/rate flatbed market in North America. You
also can expect flatbed demand to increase this week for Fort Smith, Ark. You
may want to avoid dry van loads to/from Winnipeg, Manitoba, since dry van
demand and rates are expected to remain extremely low in the region over the
next five to seven days.
Read on to find
out where demand and rates will be highest, lowest, increasing and
decreasing this week in this Monday edition of Trucker Tools’ “Where’s the
Freight?”
Highest Demand, Highest Rate Markets
Rapid City, S.D., is projected to be the highest
demand/rate flatbed market in North America this week. Flatbed demand is
likely to rise in the coming week for Fort Smith, Ark.
Demand for reefer capacity to/from Tucson,
Ariz., is expected to be high this week. You also can expect reefer demand to increase
in the coming week for Dodge City, Kan., Ithaca, N.Y., Vancouver, British
Columbia, and Texarkana, Texas.
Jackson, Miss., Nashville, Tenn., and Toledo,
Ohio, will be the highest demand/highest rate power only markets in
North America over the next five to seven days.
Lowest Demand, Lowest Rate Markets
If you run flatbed, you may want to avoid loads
inbound to and outbound from Yakima, Wash., this week, since it’s projected to
be the lowest demand flatbed market in North America in the coming week.
Demand and rates for reefer capacity are
expected to be extremely low this week for Hartford, Conn., and Wheeling, W.Va.
Reefer demand to/from Medford, Ore., will decline in the coming week.
Syracuse, N.Y., is projected to be the lowest
demand/lowest rate power only market this week.
Demand for dry van capacity to/from
Winnipeg, Manitoba, will be extremely low over the next five to seven day
period.
Trucker Tools’ Market Insights
The latest data from Trucker Tools’ platforms indicates that these will be the five most profitable markets for truckers and carriers in the coming week: 1. Jackson, Miss. (power only), 2. Tucson, Ariz. (reefer), 3. Nashville, Tenn. (power only), 4. Rapid City, S.D. (flatbed), and 5. Toledo, Ohio (power only).
The five least profitable markets for truckers and carriers will be: 1. Syracuse, N.Y. (power only), 2. Hartford, Conn. (reefer), 3. Wheeling, W.Va. (reefer), 4. Winnipeg, Manitoba (dry van), and 5. Yakima, Wash. (flatbed).
Demand for power only capacity inbound to and outbound from Jackson, Miss., is projected to be four times higher this week than it was during the same week last year.
The most recent Fruit and Vegetable Truck Report from the U.S.D.A. finds capacity shortages in the following areas: Mexico crossings through Nogales, Ariz., Kern District California, Salinas-Watsonville California, Santa Maria California, San Luis Valley Colorado, Upper Valley and Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, New York state, Eastern North Carolina, Columbia Basin Washington state, Yakima Valley and Wenatchee District Washington state, and Central Wisconsin.
